Christie based much of her character’s look on old Hitchcock heroins.
“And that was an unbelievable opportunity from this great cinematic master.”
Working with Burton and costume designer Colleen Atwood, Christie started to imagine who this character might be.
Gwendoline Christie in ‘Wednesday’.Vlad Cioplea/Netflix
And weirdly, Tim had exactly the same idea and so did Colleen Atwood."
Notably, there were two heroins that Christie and company referenced most.
“We were looking at Tippi Hedren and Kim Novak,” Christie says.
“I wanted to push that idea.
Christie gives a lot of credit to the series' hair and makeup department for helping with the transformation.
“It is the first time I’ve ever felt beautiful on screen,” Christie says.
Colleen Atwood is rightfully a legend, and what she does is close to witchcraft in terms of transformation.
It is an honor of my life to work with Colleenand to work with Tim.”
She’s also hugely experienced.
The way she made me feel was my body felt celebrated and beautiful.
Never once did I feel like there was something to hide or something to be ashamed of.
She made me feel incredible.
“Women in those movies would hold themselves with confidence and grace.”
And the same can be said of Principal Weems.
Wednesdayis available now on Netflix.
